Women who have had two or more abortions have a reduced risk of pre-eclampsia, according to a new study in the
International Journal of Epidemiology »11/17/08 5:20pm 11/17/08 5:20pm. Pre-eclampsia affects 5 to 8 percent of all pregnancies and is characterized by high blood pressure, protein the the urine, swelling, sudden weight gain, and headaches,…

• An estimated 7,000 to 8,000 female military
veterans »11/11/08 5:40pm 11/11/08 5:40pm are homeless, and advocates say new housing for female veterans and resources for women at veterans' homeless shelters fall far short of what is needed. • There are now three to get to . Full episodes will be sold on iTunes, YouTube is starting a channel, and…

Kathyrn Anthony of the American Restroom Association wants a nationwide law requiring architects to build more toilets for women than they do for men. "Until men have menstrual periods, until men get pregnant, or until men breast-feed or have babies, we'll always have a need for potty parity," she says. • Cartoonist… »5/12/08 5:30pm 5/12/08 5:30pm

Researchers at the University of East Anglia in Norwich think that chocolate might prevent heart disease in women with diabetes. But to prove their point they need 150 women to volunteer for their study and eat chocolate every single day for a year. Meanwhile, researchers at Yale are pretty sure that chocolate can … »4/29/08 1:20pm 4/29/08 1:20pm

Wow, "Keith" must be working some serious overtime! Southwest Airlines gave another woman hell for wearing "revealing" clothing, just a week after a woman was nearly booted off a flight for wearing a mini-skirt. Setara Qassim was forced to wear a blanket by a flight attendant because she thought Setara's top was too…